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Eleven Warriors remembers that time Vanderbilt's football team reduced Ohio State fans to childish games in the Horseshoe.

Remember When - Vanderbilt beat Ohio State

The Sockdalogers

Remember in 1936 when a Lantern op-ed fretted Ohio State's grid machine was only capable of weakening its rivals for an upset the following week?

Remember When?

Eleven Warriors remembers a time when people thought Ohio State emphasized football too much... in 1930.

Remember When

Follow Eleven Warriors' journey through great to odd moments in Ohio State history.

Remember When: The Bucks Beat Brady

Let's take a look back at the time Ohio State topped Tom Brady and the defending national champion Wolverines in a much-needed 1998 rivalry win.

21 Jun 2023
by Griffin Strom

28 Comments

Remember When: Ohio State Battled MJ

Let's look back at that one time Ohio State faced Michael Jordan's North Carolina Tar Heels in the 1983 NCAA Tournament.

12 Jun 2023
by Chase Brown

72 Comments

Remember When: Bill Willis Kills a Dummy

Bill Willis once hit a tackling dummy so hard that it came loose from its moorings and had to be held by assistant coaches for the rest of practice.

12 Oct 2020
by Savannah Deuer

7 Comments

Remember When: Horvath Used Special Rules

Les Horvath made use of special eligibility and team privileges in 1944 to lead the Buckeyes to an undefeated season and win the Heisman Trophy.

05 Oct 2020
by Savannah Deuer

8 Comments

Remember When: Bucky Buckeye

Remembering the time that two students expressed their dissatisfaction with Ohio State's mascot in letters to the editor.

31 Aug 2020
by Avery DePaola

27 Comments

Remember When: A New Conference

Remembering the time that a lack of competition in the Big Ten prompted a call for Ohio State and others to leave the conference or remove the weak links, in 1972.

24 Aug 2020
by Avery DePaola

25 Comments

Remember When: Rose Bowl Decision

Remembering the time that a tie between Ohio State and Michigan led to a controversial vote to decide who would play in the Rose Bowl.

17 Aug 2020
by Avery DePaola

17 Comments

Remember When: Fate of the 1918 Season

Remembering the time there were talks of canceling the 1918 college football season amid concerns that collegiate sports took away from wartime efforts.

10 Aug 2020
by Avery DePaola

21 Comments

Remember When: Goalpost Pandemonium

Remembering the time that attempts to remove Michigan's goalposts by Ohio State fans led to back-to-back brawls in Ann Arbor.

03 Aug 2020
by Avery DePaola

23 Comments

Remember When: A Good Luck Charm

Remembering the time that an Ohio State booster planned to bring pounds of buckeyes with him to serve as good luck charms for the football team.

27 Jul 2020
by Avery DePaola

5 Comments

Remember When: New Attack

Remembering the time that fans were entertained by the first sight of a passing game and hoped to see the last of Woody Hayes' "three yards and a cloud of dust" offense.

20 Jul 2020
by Avery DePaola

13 Comments

Remember When: What's in a Name?

Remembering the attempts to change the name of Ohio Stadium to honor two Ohio State football greats.

13 Jul 2020
by Avery DePaola

17 Comments

Remember When: Postseason Debate

Remembering the time when bowl games were seen as overdone and Woody Hayes shared his thoughts on a playoff system to decide a national champion.

06 Jul 2020
by Avery DePaola

7 Comments

Remember When: Football Corrupt?

Remembering the time that an expose detailing the corruption of college football in 1925 sparked concerns that football was overemphasized in higher education.

29 Jun 2020
by Avery DePaola

13 Comments

Remember When: Stadium Jinx

Remembering the time that superstition got the best of Ohio State football in 1922.

22 Jun 2020
by Avery DePaola

7 Comments

Remember When: Davey Comments on Football

Remembering the time that comments made by the governor of Ohio sparked a controversy surrounding the Ohio State football team in 1935.

15 Jun 2020
by Avery DePaola

1 Comment

Remember When: Big Ten Bans Football on TV

Remembering the time that the Big Ten issued a ban on televised football games over concerns that television would negatively impact attendance at games.

01 Jun 2020
by Avery DePaola

10 Comments